Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North EndLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Championship (England)

2026/2027

Bolton Wanderers

Dalby14'

Gale25'

-FT

Aug 15, 2026

University of Bolton Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Thierry Gale

Bolton Wanderers

Goals

8.0

88'Yellow Card

Chris Forino

Bolton Wanderers

Goal!

2-1

Jusef Erabi

86'·Preston North End

⚽

85'Substitution

Lewis Brunt· In

Luca Stephenson· Out

Bolton Wanderers

85'Substitution

Kyliane Dong· In

Thierry Gale· Out

Bolton Wanderers

82'Substitution

Eoin Toal · In

Max Conway· Out

Bolton Wanderers

79'Substitution

Thierry Small· In

Delano Burgzorg· Out

Preston North End

79'Substitution

Andrija Vukcevic· In

Andrew Hughes· Out

Preston North End

75'Substitution

Ryan Hardie· In

John McAtee· Out

Bolton Wanderers

75'Substitution

Samuel Iling-Junior· In

Gaizka Larrazabal· Out

Bolton Wanderers

64'Substitution

Jusef Erabi· In

Callum Lang· Out

Preston North End

64'Substitution

Odeluga Offiah· In

Pol Valentín· Out

Preston North End

63'Substitution

Léo Leroy· In

Jordan Thompson· Out

Preston North End

48'Yellow Card

Josh Sheehan

Bolton Wanderers

42'Yellow Card

Pol Valentín

Preston North End

27'Yellow Card

Jordan Thompson

Preston North End

Goal!

2-0

Thierry Gale

25'·Bolton Wanderers

⚽

Goal!

1-0

Sam Dalby

14'·Bolton Wanderers

⚽

13'Yellow Card

Ali McCann

Preston North End

Statistics of the Game

Bolton Wanderers

Preston North End

55%Ball Possession45%

15Shots Total10

6Shots On Target3

5Corners2

12Fouls11

2Yellow Cards3

3Offsides7

2Saves3

402Passes330

9Shots Off Target4

93Attacks85

38Dangerous Attacks25

7Shots Inside Box9

8Shots Outside Box1

2Goals1

11Free Kicks12

1Shots Blocked3

5Substitutions5

14Tackles16

1Assists1

311Accurate Passes233

1Injuries0

12Total Crosses11

1Accurate Crosses7

13Interceptions7

48Duels Won52

2Big Chances Created4

1Big Chances Missed3

Bolton Wanderers

Manager: Steven Schumacher

Starting XI

6.7

6.8

7.2

6.7

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.6

7.0

8.0

7.3

Substitutes

6.3

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.5

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

Starting XI

5.9

5.8

6.4

7.0

6.6

6.7

6.6

7.0

6.4

6.0

6.2

Substitutes

7.1

7.3

6.5

6.8

6.8

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Thierry Gale MF	8.0	85'	1	0	1/3	23(70%)	1	7/10
Sam Dalby FW	7.3	90'	1	0	2/2	19(61%)	1	8/17
Chris Forino DF	7.2	90'	0	0	1/1	38(89%)	4	8/12
Max Conway DF	7.2	82'	0	0	-	44(84%)	1	5/7
Josh Sheehan MF	7.2	90'	0	0	1/4	58(73%)	2	4/9
John McAtee MF	7.0	75'	0	1	1/3	16(71%)	1	3/9
Ethan Erhahon MF	6.9	90'	0	0	-	46(85%)	1	2/5
Luca Stephenson DF	6.8	85'	0	0	0/1	32(78%)	-	2/8
Jack Bonham GK	6.7	90'	0	0	-	44(56%)	-	-
Akin Famewo DF	6.7	90'	0	0	-	42(95%)	1	4/9
Gaizka Larrazabal MF	6.6	75'	0	0	0/1	22(74%)	1	2/6
Ryan Hardie FW	6.5	15'	0	0	-	2(67%)	1	1/3
Kyliane Dong FW	6.4	5'	0	0	-	2(100%)	-	0/1
Samuel Iling-Junior FW	6.4	15'	0	0	-	8(63%)	1	0/2
Lewis Brunt DF	6.3	5'	0	0	-	4(75%)	-	2/2
Eoin Toal DF	6.2	8'	0	0	-	2(100%)	-	-

Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Bolton Wanderers	15	L1	0	1	0	1	8/15	5-3
Preston North End	15	D1	1	5	1	15	1/15	5-9

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Bolton Wanderers — last 5 games

W3-1 @ Oldham Athletic2026-07-21
D0-0 vs Everton2026-07-25
D1-1 @ Fleetwood Town2026-07-28
W1-0 vs NAC Breda2026-08-01
L0-1 @ Sheffield Wednesday2026-08-08

Preston North End — last 5 games

L2-3 @ Sheffield Wednesday2026-07-18
L0-1 vs Cambridge United2026-07-24
L2-3 @ Bradford City2026-07-29
L0-1 @ Stockport County2026-08-01
D1-1 vs Huddersfield Town2026-08-08

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 7
Period covered: 2015-10-31 – 2021-07-20
Bolton Wanderers wins: 1
Draws: 3
Preston North End wins: 3
Avg goals per meeting: 2.14
Over 2.5 goals: 57%
Both teams scored: 57%
Home side won: 14%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 1W 2D 2L (Bolton Wanderers view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.4 vs 2.14

Aggregated from 7 finished meetings (2015-10-31 – 2021-07-20) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 7)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2021-07-20	Bolton Wanderers	1-0	Preston North End
2019-02-09	Bolton Wanderers	1-2	Preston North End
2018-09-01	Preston North End	2-2	Bolton Wanderers
2018-03-03	Bolton Wanderers	1-3	Preston North End
2017-11-17	Preston North End	0-0	Bolton Wanderers

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Bolton Wanderers	18	4	4	-1	WDLL	18	0
Preston North End	23	5	3	-5	LLLLW	20	+3

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 1 ptsBolton Wanderers 4 · Preston North End 3
Positions: #18 vs #23
Goals per game: 1/1.25 vs 1/2scored/conceded per game · league average 1.47

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-08-15

Recent matches

Aug 8

0-1

@ Sheffield Wednesday

Previous Meetings

Last 7 matches

Won 14%

(1/7)

Draw 43%

(3/7)

Won 43%

(3/7)

Goals

6-9

Total matches

Recent matches (5/7)

Club Friendlies 3•Jul 20, 2021

Bolton Wanderers

1-0

Preston North End

Championship•Feb 9, 2019

Bolton Wanderers

1-2

Preston North End

Championship•Sep 1, 2018

Preston North End

2-2

Bolton Wanderers

Championship•Mar 3, 2018

Bolton Wanderers

1-3

Preston North End

Championship•Nov 17, 2017

Preston North End

0-0

Bolton Wanderers

Head to Head

Last 7 matches

Bolton Wanderers wins

Draws

Preston North End wins

Goals Scored

6 - 9

Jul 20, 2021 • Club Friendlies 3

Bolton Wanderers

1-0

Preston North End

Feb 9, 2019 • Championship

Bolton Wanderers

1-2

Preston North End

Sep 1, 2018 • Championship

Preston North End

2-2

Bolton Wanderers

Matchday 1 — Championship

Match Report

1 points and 5 places separated them: Bolton Wanderers 18th with 4, Preston North End 23rd with 3. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Bolton Wanderers ran at 1 scored and 1.25 conceded, Preston North End at 1 and 2.

Preston North End's winless run stood at 5. The five-game form split read 8/15 points for Bolton Wanderers against 1/15 for Preston North End.

7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Bolton Wanderers 1, draws 3, Preston North End 3, at 2.14 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 14% of the wins in this matchup.

A. Herczeg officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 2.1 yellow cards each. University of Bolton Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 28,723. Bolton Wanderers led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.

Goal scorers

Bolton Wanderers: Sam Dalby (14'), Thierry Gale (25') · Preston North End: Jusef Erabi (86')

Key stats

Possession: Bolton Wanderers 55% · Preston North End 45% · Total shots: 15-10 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 5-2

More details:

Bolton Wanderers — live results and schedule Preston North End — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End?

Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Preston North End. Championship (England) match played on 15 Aug 2026.

What league is Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End in?

This match is part of the Championship (England). The match was played at University of Bolton Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End?

In 7 meetings between 2015 and 2021: Bolton Wanderers has 1 win, 3 draws, and 3 losses against Preston North End.

Where was Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End played?

The match was played at University of Bolton Stadium.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End — computed insights

Last Matches

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/7)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 7 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 1 — Championship

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions